Chapter- 2.2     The Souvenir 


What followed each other in quick succession?

Answer: Light and darkness followed each other in quick succession.

What kind of settlements were seen on the moon?

Answer: Dome-shaped settlements were seen on the moon.

What did the moon settlements resemble?

Answer: They resembled the igloos of the Eskimos.

Whose shuttle made a landing on the moon?

Answer: Sayali’s shuttle made the landing.

How did the shuttle land on the moon?

Answer: It made a slow, measured, and safe landing.

What happened after the shuttle landed?

Answer: The door of the shuttle was opened.

How were the children taken to the settlement?

Answer: They were escorted through an airtight tunnel.

Where were the children taken after landing?

Answer: They were taken to the settlement at the Neil Armstrong base.

Who welcomed the children at the base?

Answer: The receptionist welcomed the children.

What did the receptionist give the children?

Answer: The receptionist gave them some instructions.

Why were the instructions given?

Answer: To make their stay on the moon pleasant and comfortable.

What did the receptionist ask the children to do?

Answer: She asked them to listen carefully and follow the instructions.

What is the gravitational force of the moon compared to Earth?

Answer: The moon’s gravitational force is one-sixth that of the Earth.

Where was artificial gravity maintained?

Answer: Artificial gravity was maintained inside the human settlements.

Where does the moon’s natural gravity work?

Answer: It works outside the settlements.

Why must the children be careful outside the settlements?

Answer: Because the moon’s gravity is much weaker there.

What were the children interested in buying?

Answer: They were interested in buying souvenirs.

Where were the children told to buy souvenirs?

Answer: From shops inside the dome-shaped settlements.

Why should they buy from authorised shops?

Answer: Because the articles there are genuine.

Where should they not buy anything from?

Answer: From unauthorised shops outside the settlement.

What did the receptionist wish the children?

Answer: She wished them a happy and pleasant stay on the moon.

How long was the programme planned for the children?

Answer: It was a three-day programme.

How was the programme described?

Answer: It was described as jam-packed.

How many days of daylight are there on the moon?

Answer: There are fifteen days of daylight.

How many days of nighttime are there on the moon?

Answer: There are fifteen days of nighttime.

Which part of the moon’s time would the children experience?

Answer: They would experience the nighttime.

How many days would the children stay on the moon?

Answer: They would stay for three days.

What was one of the most important programmes on the first day?

Answer: One of the most important programmes was planned for the first day of the trip.

What kind of tunnel did the children pass through?

Answer: They passed through an airtight tunnel.

What was the name of the moon base mentioned in the text?

Answer: The name of the base was the Neil Armstrong base.